Software Engineer, Astronomer

• 0–4 years of experience in software, platform, or infrastructure engineering (or equivalent internship/coursework for Software Engineer I)
• Working knowledge of Linux fundamentals, networking basics, and at least one scripting/programming language (Python, Go, or Bash)
• Exposure to a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or an on-prem/private Kubernetes environment (e.g., OpenShift, bare-metal clusters). Familiarity with both cloud and on-prem is a plus, but not required
• Comfortable with version control (Git) and automated testing practices
• Clear written communication and a habit of documenting your work
• Comfortable receiving feedback and iterating quickly

Desirable

• Software Engineers in our Infrastructure and Systems teams help build and operate the platform underneath Astro — including Astronomer's multi-tenant cloud platform and Astro Private Cloud, our self-hosted distribution for Fortune 500s, financial institutions, and other regulated organizations that run Airflow inside their own private clouds or air-gapped data centers
• The team owns the problems that keep that platform running at scale: provisioning, automation, reliability, security, and observability across Kubernetes, networking, cloud accounts (AWS/GCP/Azure), and CI/CD
• We're looking for a Software Engineer to help build and operate that infrastructure — on our multi-tenant cloud platform, on Astro Private Cloud, or both; your specific team will be determined later in the interview process based on need and fit
• You'll get hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cloud networking, infrastructure-as-code, and production operations from day one — with the guidance of senior engineers as you build toward independent ownership. If you're early in your infrastructure career and want to learn by working on real, production-grade systems, this is the team for you
• This posting covers both Software Engineer I and Software Engineer II — the level you're hired at depends on experience and demonstrated scope
• Write, test, and maintain infrastructure code and platform services — from Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Kubernetes manifests/operators, CI/CD pipelines) to backend services in Golang and/or TypeScript — following team standards
• Participate in code and infrastructure-change reviews, growing your judgment on what "production-ready" looks like
• Help operate and troubleshoot cloud resources, Kubernetes clusters, networking, and observability tooling — whether they run in a public cloud account or a self-managed/private cloud environment
• Identify and fix bugs, misconfigurations, and small-scope incidents, with support from senior teammates
• Maintain runbooks, architecture notes, and technical documentation for the systems you touch
• Build working knowledge of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and Astronomer's platform architecture across both deployment models
• Participate in on-call rotation, pairing with senior engineers to troubleshoot and resolve incidents